Consumers starting to feel the sequelitis bite? Who’d have guessed?

I can’t help but feel two faced about this though. On the one hand I’m sometimes bitter about the ridiculous amount of often samey sequels stifling genuine innovation and new experiences, and on the other I’m crying out for a Rez/Shenmue/Metroid/Dawn of War/F.E.A.R. sequel while passing on titles like Darwinia (though to be fair I just couldn’t get into the demo). Plus it’s hard to argue with those chart numbers.

I guess this is one reason why I’m so glad to see more and more indy titles appearing on Steam - Darwinia, Red Orchestra, even Junction Point’s first game. I really hope they all do the numbers while further propelling Steam’s acceptance and popularity as an alternative distribution method.